Devin Nunes is still reviewing intelligence on Russia after…

Rep. Devin Nunes of California is reportedly continuing to review intelligence on Russia, despite having recused himself from the House Intelligence Committee's investigation. According to sources on the committee cited in a CNN report published Thursday, Nunes was reported to have taken a trip to the CIA this week to review the intelligence.

Russian election meddling probe now a criminal probe

The Justice Department 's look at Russian meddling in the presidential election has turned from a counterintelligence investigation into a criminal probe, leading senators said Thursday as they emerged from a secret briefing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein . Addressing lawmakers a day after he appointed a special counsel to head the investigation, Mr. Rosenstein also confirmed that he knew President Trump was going to fire FBI Director James B. Comey even before the president tasked the deputy attorney general with writing a memo justifying the ouster.

Indonesian man from Highland Park deported

Indonesian man from Highland Park deported Arino Massie has been deported back to Indonesia Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/2rwC6z2 HIGHLAND PARK - The tweet from U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. brought the news that supporters of the four Christian Indonesian nationals had dreaded - one of the men has been deported. "Tragic update to this story: Arino Massie,1 of 4 men detained, is currently on plane to Indonesia.

McCaskill: Rosenstein said he knew Comey would be fired before memo

Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill said deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein knew President Donald Trump was going to fire FBI Director James Comey before he wrote a memo recommending Trump do that. Rosenstein gave a classified briefing for the full Senate in private on Thursday afternoon more than a week after Trump fired Comey and a day after he appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel for all things related to Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election.

Donald Trump told Michael Flynn to “stay strong” amid growing scandal: report

If a new report about President Donald Trump passing words of reassurance to former national security adviser Michael Flynn is accurate, it could have serious implications in terms of the president's firing of former FBI Director James Comey . Flynn is reported to have told friends at a northern Virginia restaurant on April 25 that Trump sent him a message telling him to "stay strong," according to a report by Yahoo News on Thursday.

Canada-European Union pact worries US lobster industry

Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada's approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch is hitting historic highs. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or CETA, cleared its final hurdle in the Parliament of Canada on Tuesday.

Car rams into crowd in New York’s Times Square

One person was killed and 19 more injured when a car slammed into a crowd in New York's Times Square on Thursday, authorities said. Car slams into crowd in New York's Times Square; 1 dead, 19 hurt One person was killed and 19 more injured when a car slammed into a crowd in New York's Times Square on Thursday, authorities said.

MTSU alumna, Rutherford County Schools teacher challenges DesJarlais with 2018 run

Mariah Phillips, a Rutherford County Schools teacher and an MTSU alumna, announced her 2018 congressional run, which will challenge Congressman Scott DesJarlais, who currently serves as a representative for Tennessee's fourth congressional district. Phillips earned her master's degree from David Lipscomb University after earning her bachelor's degree from MTSU.

Hillary Clinton to speak at Baltimore fundraiser

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak at a Baltimore fundraiser next month for a program that pays for high school students to study in Israel. The event was announced Wednesday on the Facebook page for the Elijah Cummings Youth Program, a joint program between the Maryland congressman and the Baltimore Jewish Council.

New York Times: Time to ‘let it go’ on Trump, Russians, and hacking

Another day, another fake news story this time from one of the fake news all-stars, the New York Times. In their never-ending quest to destroy Donald Trump's presidency and either drive him insane or goad his fair-weather fellow GOPers to impeach him, the misleading headline points the way.

Appointment of a special prosecutor was essential: Erwin Chemerinsky

President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey created an urgent need for a special prosecutor, independent of the White House and the Justice Department, to investigate whether members of the Trump campaign team and administration violated federal law. The Justice Department's appointment Wednesday of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special prosecutor was the right thing to do.

Putin paid Trump? Republicans think McCarthya s statement has to be a joke.

The Post's Adam Entous discusses a 2016 conversation between GOP leaders in which House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made an explosive claim about Donald Trump. Rep. Kevin McCarthy's Republican colleagues were ready Wednesday to accept the House majority leader's explanation that he was joking in his private comments last year suggesting that then-candidate Donald Trump was being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Special counsel Robert Mueller named to probe Trump-Russia ties

The US Justice Department has appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into allegations that Russia and Donald Trump's campaign collaborated to influence the 2016 presidential election. The US Justice Department has appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into allegations that Russia and Donald Trump's campaign collaborated to influence the 2016 presidential election.